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Digging Into the WikiLeaks Cables
A number of readers have sent in new WikiLeaks stories today, many of which focus on the content of the leaked diplomatic cables. The documents showed how the US government bullied and manipulated other countries to gain support for its Copenhagen climate treaty (though behavior from the US wasn't all negative), how copyright negotiations largely meet the expectations of critics like Michael Geist, and how Intel threatened to move jobs out of Russia if the Russian government didn't loosen encryption regulations. Perhaps the biggest new piece of information is a list of facilities the US considers 'vital to security.' Meanwhile, the drama surrounding WikiLeaks continues; Julian Assange's Swiss bank account has been frozen and the UK has received an arrest warrant for the man himself; the effort to mirror the site has gained support from Pirate Parties in Australia, in the UK and elsewhere; and PayPal was hit with a DDoS for their decision not to accept donations for WikiLeaks.
I'm waiting to read the news "Julian Assange has been arrested"
I think it is more likely we will hear about his tragic fatal auto accident, or suicide by 41 self administered hammer-blows to the head.
- None can love freedom heartily, but good men; the rest love not freedom, but license. -- John Milton
Which is why it kind of baffles me that he's taking refuge in Switzerland, of all places.
And they're cheering it on...
A conservative could be getting raped by a grizzly bear, and they'd cheer it on as long as it meant that a hippie was going to get punched in the face.
Linux, you magnificent bastard, I read the fucking manual!
If you're not doing anything wrong, you have nothing to hide.
the preceding comment is my own and in no way reflects the opinion of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
The fact that the US has as much on them, if not more, as they have on the US. Balance of power, mutually assured disclosure, if you excuse the pun.
You wouldn't want to make them...MAD
"Never let your sense of morals prevent you from doing what is right" - Salvor Hardin
Ummmm... the sexual assault wasn't against women, it was against the US government... and it really really hurt. and its still hurting and still ongoing. I can see Julian likes it slow....